Logistics Operations Director, Collectiv Food
2-5 days a week in office
Next generation wholesale supplier
Job no longer available
Next generation wholesale supplier
21-100 employees
Job no longer available
2-5 days a week in office
21-100 employees
Company mission
To lead the transition to a fair, transparent and sustainable food supply chain.
Role
Who you are
- This person will have experience of working with chilled and frozen operations, understanding the particular needs of limited shelf life foods
- We need someone who understands the day to day needs of robust operational delivery as well as making the most of engineering and technology innovation that we are aspiring to bring together
- Results focused person with a sense of urgency - a critical thinker, problem solver and performance manager
- Highly data rational and analytical - enjoys understanding the numbers behind supply chain performance
- Logistics operations leadership experience in the chilled short life food market
- Experience of contract management of service providers such as 3PLs, transport operators
- Knowledge of supply and demand balancing functions in planning
- Experience of deploying and getting the most from operational execution software
- Good Communication Skills - Structured, professional, clear, confident
Desirable
- Experience in the restaurant and hospitality space
- IT and process engineering experience
What the job involves
- This role is focused on driving faultless inventory management and order fulfilment at our hub run by DHL as well as transport operations with our last mile partners
- Developing a set of measures to drive the right behaviours and appropriate targets to deliver a level of service fit for our customers needs
- To drive the performance of operations in reducing unit cost of delivery (warehouse, transport, asset utilisation and last mile)
- Managing the logistics operations team in their responsibilities for receiving and managing stock, and picking and delivering customer orders
- Working with the Planning Manager to maintain optimal stock availability for expected demand
- Contract management of key partners (warehouse, transport, last mile) - visibility, scaling benefit, security, value for money
- Working with the Customer Service Manager to improve service levels through continuous improvement of the operation
- With the VPs of Supply Chain and Engineering (technology), develop the integration of our supply chain operations to enable the best visibility and management of orders at every stage of their journey
Salary benchmarks
Our take
Collectiv Food aims to provide food businesses with high-quality ingredients at the lowest cost. The company serves a wide range of clients, such as restaurant groups, dark kitchens, meal delivery businesses, food manufacturers and grocery chains and it has an extensive network of producers from over 40 countries.
Due to its delivery system based on automation and by sourcing food directly from producers, Collectiv Food provides clients with market-beating prices. What's more, Collectiv Food guarantees consistent delivery and fresh ingredients every single time.
Collectiv Food counts Megan's restaurants, Fresh Fitness Food, BananaTree, Nusa Kitchen and Sticky Fingers Food among its clients. It's aiming to increase the variety of ingredients available on its platform and increase its network of producers as the company moves forward.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
Company
Funding (last 2 of 4 rounds)
Jul 2021
$16m
SERIES A
Oct 2019
$4.5m
SEED
Total funding: $23.5m
Company benefits
- Lots of holiday days: 25 days plus a day for your birthday, wedding day, and moving day, as well as up to 1 day per quarter for you to volunteer
- Company pension: 3% employer contribution, 5% employee contribution, and the option to choose greener funds
- £1000 flexi benefit allowance: To spend on what matters to you, be it learning and development, healthcare or wellbeing
- Optional sabbatical: 1 month offered after 3 years service, with 10 days of additional paid leave
- Monthly wellness day: Your pick from a massage, meditation or hypnotherapy session
- Tailored equipment: High-spec laptop and technical equipment
- Lots of food: Office snacks, limitless product samplings and discounts from our customers
- Encouraged flexibility: Hybrid remote and office based working with flexible hours
- Lots of opportunities to socialise: Be it drinks, dinners, or team offsites
Company HQ
Shepherd's Bush, London, UK
Leadership
Jeremy Hibbert-Garibaldi
(CEO & Founder)Previously Management Consultant at Deloitte for 6 years and Reporter at Main Justice for 8 months.
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